"Finally after all these years: Sierra Crest Traverse. Started 8:30am at Donner Pass. Hit Donner Peak and scrambled to its true summit, such a cool peak. Then up onto the ridge of Mount Judah to skirt a snow bench and onto the summit. Had to detour to a narrow section of a huge snow bench to get up onto the ridge of the PCT headed toward Mount Anderson. Ducked into Benson Hut for lunch and then tried to head up the slopes of Mt. Anderson. Despite my crampons holding well, my brother’s microspikes weren’t up to the conditions so we headed around Anderson through some snowy stretches. Anderson tempted me, so went offtrail through meadow and then talus up its mellow southern slopes along ridgeline. Next up was Tinker Peak, highest peak of the day with a fun little scramble to a supreme vantage point. We started dragging a bit after the long descent from Tinker and really dragging on the 1.4 mile gradual climb to the Granite Peak Trail junction. Minimal snow on that trail, but it was a long 3.4 mile descent down to the Palisades parking lots. A classic day out. " — scott • Jun 22, 2024

"Long snowshoe from Donner Pass to Mt. Judah, Anderson Peak, and Tinker Knob. The highlight was climbing up the broad chute on the north face of Mt. Anderson. Firm snow in the morning turned to a slushy mess with by the afternoon, making for a very tiring climb back up Mt. Judah." — klotito • Jan 16, 2021

"Fourth and final summit of the Castle Peak 100K. What an insult! After the hairy climb of Mount Lincoln, we would shoot down the scree and then begin a long steady climb up to the Judah Summit. With less than three miles to the finish I just wanted to be done, but once at the top I was grateful we got to take in one last peak. Light was fading fast, but we would bomb down the mountain to Judah Lodge just in time to finish without needing to break out the headlamps. 62ish miles, 15.5 hours, somewhere around 13K feet of climbing for the day. 150 people started, roughly 100 would finish, and I would place 33rd, some 4 hours behind the winner. What a day!" — rsnipes • Aug 18, 2018

"Nice little hike on Saturday afternoon. Pretty good dusting of snow left up there from earlier in the week. Some slush at the top and harder snow in the shade. Brought microspikes but didn't use them. Sunny and cool day." — kaylam87 • Sep 23, 2017

"A family group of 11 did a fun hike of the Mt Judah loop from Donner Lake road. It was smokey over Lake Tahoe, couldn't even see the shoreline nother mind the mountains, so we headed over to the Donner Lake area. Ice cream and sherbert at the Little Donner Lake creamery on our way back." — Nimblefoot • Jul 19, 2017

"Somehow managed this one at the end of May without snowshoes. Got slightly lost on the Sugar Bowl slopes, but GPS helps a lot. http://www.trailspotting.com/2008/01/mount-judah.html" — trailspotting • May 1, 2007